Council on Aging

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Meeting of Council on Aging (COA)

Members:

• Judy Raphael, Treasurer. 2025.
• Jya Plavin, member. 2025.
• Sue Nagy , Secretary. 2025.
• Judi Fonsh, Chair. 2026.
• Linda Hoer, Co-chair. 2026.
• Tom Wolff, member. 2026.
• John Szczesny, Member. 2027.

Final Agenda

0. Meeting Preliminaries

   • Open Meeting / Take Attendance

   • Approve Minutes: Fri, May 16 - Council on Aging

   • Approve Minutes: Thu, May 29 - Council on Aging

   • Approve Minutes: Wed, Jun 4 - Council on Aging

1. Treasurer's Report

   • - COA Treasurer's Report:

1. Old Business

   • - Next steps- New Position - Job description-Salary- hours etc. Hiring? Placement ad? Leverett Connects.

   • - June - Leverett Cemeteries Martha Field and Sharon Field Raskevitz No luncheon July or August September - Foot care by nurses balances - safety or principal (no commitment)

   • - FRTA/PVTA update FRTA - other items. Neighbors.

   • - Reading event in first grade - positive. Inter generational opportunities - PTO/Playground - no response - remove? Walking group in building/ FOB/Sign off building use - how should we proceed?

   • - Bus Trips - Movies? We were asked to do something for older adults who still work, perhaps on a weekend - ideas of where to start?

   • - Village Neighbor -- Received 2 grants for Dementia programming for their 4 towns from Life Path age friendly; Leverett Reps are JR and Judi - Updates on progress and plans. Open board meeting June 22, 2025 at the Shutesbury Athletics Club 12:00- 3:00pm.

3. New Business:

   • - Increase hours at Foot Clinic - Motion to vote fir 2nd full time nurse.

   • - 2. Good Neighbor Day Sunday, September 28, 2025. (started by Jimmy Carter)

   • - 2025 - Mass Healthy Aging town by town report - please review Leverett - bring a copy to review thoughts and actions.

4. Announcements:

6. Meeting ID: 893 5063 0941 Passcode: 195576

7. Meeting Wrap-up

   • No meetings planned. Check the Calendar.

The listing of matters is those reasonably anticipated by the Chair which may be discussed at the meeting. Not all items listed may in fact be discussed and other items not listed may also be brought up for discussion to the extent permitted by law.